Ankit Acharya is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cautio, a Bengaluru-based AI-powered video telematics startup building intelligent dashcam solutions for India’s commercial fleet ecosystem. An NIFT Bangalore alumnus, he brings deep operational expertise from senior leadership roles at Namma Yatri, Bounce, and Bounce Infinity — where his firsthand exposure to India’s road safety crisis became the catalyst for founding Cautio in 2023. He excels at bridging hardware and software into a unified product experience, having built Cautio’s AI-powered dual-lens dashcam and SaaS operating system that delivers real-time driver behaviour monitoring, fatigue detection, and ADAS alerts purpose-built for Indian conditions. Under his leadership, Cautio has expanded to 45+ cities, logged 4.5 crore+ video kilometres, and raised $3.86M from marquee investors including Antler India, 9Unicorns, MeitY, and CARS24 founders. Ankit is known for his conviction-driven approach to founder-led sales, ecosystem building, and scaling deep-tech hardware businesses in emerging markets.